Bread or cake box.



No. 690,874. Patented Jan. 7, I902.

- J. POWERS.

BREAD 0R CAKE BOX.

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BRE AD UR OAK'E BOX.

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INVENTOI? WITNESSES flaws A rromvers UNITED STATES JAMES POWERS, OF NEWYORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO NAHUM I. STONE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BREAD OR CAKE BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 690,874, dated January*7, 1902. Application filed April 10, 1901. Serial No. 55,167. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES Pownns, a citizen of the United States,residing in New York, borough of Manhattan, in the State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bread or CakeBoxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved box for keeping bread and cake andother articles of food in good and moist condition, and

which is constructed of glass and metal in such manner that it can beconveniently cleaned from time to time and the top, bottom, and sidesreplaced in case of breakage.

The invention consists of a bread and cake box which comprises a base,side walls, corher-posts for the side walls, retaining top framesconnecting the upper ends of the posts and provided with overlappingeyes, a lid resting on ledges of said top frames, and screw knobs orfastenings passing through said eyes and into the upper ends of theposts for retaining the top frame in position, all as will be fullydescribed hereinafter and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents aperspective view ofmy improved bread and cake box. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bodyof the box with the front wall removed. Figs. 3 and 4. are respectivelydetails of the detachable front wall and lid. Fig. 5 is a verticallongitudinal section of the box. Fig. 6 is a horizontal section of thesame; and Figs. 7, 8, 9, and 10 are details showing, respectively, theconnections of the cornerposts with the glass side walls, theconstruction of an individual corner-post, the means for connecting theposts with the top frame of the box, and the means for connecting thecornerposts with the base or the bottom of the box.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre-,

sponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the base-frame of my improvedbread and cake box. The base-frame A is provided with an exteriormolding a and an interior skeleton frame A, on which the bottom glassplate a is supported. The bottom frame A is provided with grooves a inwhich are inserted the glass plates B B B 13 which form the side wallsof the box, said side walls being supported in longitudinal slotsdoftubular corner-posts O, which are attached to the base frame at theirlower ends, which are preferably made of aluminium for the sake oflightness. The corner-posts O are made tubular or of other shape and areprovided with stay-pins d, that connect the outer larger portion of eachtube with theinner portion of the same, as shown in Figs. 6 and 10. Thetubular corner-posts are provided at their upper and lower ends withcylindrical filling-pieces O C", respectively, made of cast-iron orother suitable metal, which are recessed at O in line with the slots (1in the posts, so as to receive the glass side walls B B B B of the box.The bottom filling-pieces O are connected by fasteningscrews .9 withwashers s, seated in smooth recesses of the bottom frame A, while thetop filling-pieces O are provided with centrallythreaded' sockets forreceiving the screwshanks of the knobs G which pass through eyes 6 inthe metallic top frames E of the side walls. Said top frames are bent upinto U shape in cross -section, so that the upper edges of the sideWalls may fit therein.

The retaining top frames E of the side walls e, which are located belowthe upper edges of the frames, so as to support the lid F,

which is also made of glass and provided with a sheet-metal edge frame Faround the same, said edge frame being connected by hinges f to the topframe E of the rear wall 13 as shown in Fig. l. The top frames areprovided with hinged handles h, by which the box can be readily liftedand carried. The front part of the frame of the lid F is provided with ahasp g, so that the lid can be fastened to an eye or staple g at thefront of the U shaped frame E of the glass front wall B, which frame E.is provided with horizontal perforated eyes e at the ends, that fit overthe corresponding eyes of the top frames E, and which eyes are securedby the screwknobs C to the filling-pieces C at the upper ends of thefront posts, as shown in Fig. 1

and in the same manner as shown in Fig. 9. The lid F is connected byachain It with the interior ledge of the top frame, so as to be stayedagainst tilting back too far.

The front wall B is detached by removing the front screw-knobs C so thatthe front wall can be lifted out of the guide-slots d of the front posts0, whereby the box may be conveniently cleaned, after which the frontwall is replaced and the screw knobs O screwed into the horizontal eyes2 of the frame E at its upper end. If one of the glass plates formingthe side walls B B B should be broken, it can be readily replaced bydetaching the side or top frames E and substituting another glass plate.

My improved bread and cake box forms quite an ornamental structure,especially when decorated glass plates are employed. As the corner-postsare preferably made'of aluminium, the box is made lighter in weight thanif heavier metal were used. The box forms a receptacle in which breadand cake can be stored so as to be protected against dust. The box canalso be made up in a more expensive style by using beveled glass platesfor the sides and top, in which case the corher-posts may be made ofnickeled or silverplated metal. As the lid fits tightly on the interiorledges of the frames and within the frames of the side, front, and rearwalls, a tight fit is obtained, so that the moisture is retained in thebread and cake stored in the co e /4 passing through said eyes andfastening the top frames to the posts and a lid resting on said ledges,substantially as set forth.

2. A bread and cake box, consisting of a suitable base, tubularsheet-metal cornerposts attached to the base, filling-pieces insertedinto the upper ends of the posts, side walls provided with top frames attheir upper ends, said top frames having horizontal eyes, a lid hingedto the top frame of the rear wall, screw knobs or fastenings connectingthe eyes of the top frames with the upper ends of the corner-posts,ledges at the lower inner edges of the top frames for supporting thehinged lid, and means for attaching the hinged lid to the front frame ofthe box, substantially as set forth.

3. In a bread and cake box, the combination of a suitable base, sidewalls, said base being provided with grooves for receiving the sidewalls of the box, corner-posts provided with filling-pieces at theirupper and lower ends, said corner-posts being attached to said base, andsaid side walls being guided in the corner-posts, and provided withmetallic frames at their upper ends, said frames having horizontaloverlapping eyes, a lid provided with a metallic edge frame, hinged tothe top frame of the rear wall, the said top frames being provided withinterior ledges for supporting said lid, and screw-knobs pass.

ing through the central openings of the eyes into the filling-pieces atthe upper ends of the corner-posts, for holding the corner-posts inposition, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention 1 have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES POWERS.

Witnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL, GEORGE GEIBEL.

